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1.
A cafe latte was offered for sale at $4.35 at West Store. At East Store, the regular selling price of a similar cafe latte was $5.59. What rate of markdown would East Store have to offer to sell the cafe latte at the same price as West Store?
2.
A wholesale company prices its inventory at $150,477. If the original price of the items was $232,100, find the rate of markdown on the original price.
3.
Luigi's Restaurant offers a "buy one dinner get the other dinner for half price" sale. The "half price" refers to the lower-priced dinner. A customer orders a pasta dinner with a regular price of $24.00, and a chicken dinner with a regular price of $12.00.
(a) What was the overall markdown value at which the dinners were sold?
(b) What was the overall markdown rate at which the dinners were sold?
1. A cafe latte was offered for sale at $4.35 at West Store. At East Store, the regular selling price of a similar cafe latte was $5.59. What rate of markdown would East Store have to offer to sell the cafe latte at the same price as West Store?
Markdown = 1 - West Store Price / East Store Price
Markdown = 1 - (4.35 / 5.59)
Markdown = 22.18%
2. A wholesale company prices its inventory at $150,477. If the original price of the items was $232,100, find the rate of markdown on the original price.
Markdown = 1 - New Price / Original Price
Markdown = 1 - (150477 / 232100)
Markdown = 35.17%
3.Luigi's Restaurant offers a "buy one dinner get the other dinner for half price" sale. The "half price" refers to thelower-priced dinner. A customer orders a pasta dinner with a regular price of $24.00, and a chicken dinner with a regular price of $12.00.
(a) What was the overall markdown value at which the dinners were sold?
overall markdown value = Total Original Price - Total Offer price
overall markdown value = 24 + 12 - 24 - 6
overall markdown value = 6
(b) What was the overall markdown rate at which the dinners were sold?
overall markdown rate = 1 - Total Offer price / Total Original Price
overall markdown rate = 1 - (30 / 36)
overall markdown rate = 16.67%